Nicotine replacement therapy versus control for smoking cessation.
BACKGROUND Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) aims to temporarily replace much of the nicotine from cigarettes to reduce motivation to smoke and nicotine withdrawal symptoms, thus easing the transition from cigarette smoking to complete abstinence ...
J. Hartmann-Boyce +4 more
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic in England led to major changes in the delivery of support via stop smoking services (SSS) and to the widespread temporary closure of bricks and mortar e-cigarette retailers (vape shops herein).
Sharon Cox +3 more
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Motivating Parents of Kids with Asthma to Quit Smoking: The Effect of the Teachable Moment and Increasing Intervention Intensity Using a Longitudinal Randomized Trial Design [PDF]
Aims—We tested two aims: 1) The Teachable Moment (TM): whether second hand smoke exposure (SHSe) feedback motivates cessation in parents of children with asthma vs.
Borrelli, Belinda, Tooley, Erin M.
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Smoking cessation during pregnancy: the influence of partners, family and friends on quitters and non-quitters [PDF]
This research compared pregnant quitters’ and non-quitters’ accounts of how partners, family and friends influenced their smoking cessation attempts.
Aaronson +80 more
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Association of Smoking Cessation With Subsequent Risk of Cardiovascular Disease.
Importance The time course of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk after smoking cessation is unclear. Risk calculators consider former smokers to be at risk for only 5 years.
Meredith S. Duncan +5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Effects of behavioural activation on substance use and depression: a systematic review
Introduction Substance use and depression co-occurrence is a frequent phenomenon and an important public health concern. Given the clinical implications and the high prevalence of both disorders, effective interventions are needed.
Carmela Martínez-Vispo +4 more
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Managing smoking cessation [PDF]
Cross sectional studies show that most smokers in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States report that they want to stop and intend to stop at some point.1 The rate of attempts to stop is high—78 attempts per 100 smokers per year in the UK—with many smokers making several attempts in a year.2 Nearly half of all smokers expect not to ...
Aveyard, P, West, R
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Key Points Question Do the privacy policies of popular smartphone applications (apps) for depression and smoking cessation describe accurately whether data will be processed by commercial third parties?
K. Huckvale, J. Torous, M. Larsen
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University-Based Smoking Cessation Program Through Pharmacist-Physician Initiative: An Economic Evaluation [PDF]
Introduction: Annually, especially in poor resourced countries, significant amount of money is spent to treat chronic diseases. The money instead could be saved by spending on health promotion programs for preventing chronic diseases. Aim: To conduct
Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim +2 more
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Tobacco smoking and all-cause mortality in a large Australian cohort study: findings from a mature epidemic with current low smoking prevalence [PDF]
This study finds that up to two-thirds of deaths in current smokers in Australia can be attributed to smoking. Abstract Background The smoking epidemic in Australia is characterised by historic levels of prolonged smoking, heavy smoking, very ...
Alan D. Lopez +9 more
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